Fence



(No Model.)

' J. T. LESHER.

FENCE.

No. 340,795. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. LESHER, OF JORDAN", NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE.

SPPSIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,795, dated April27,1886.

Application filed February 20,1366. Serial No. 192.621

(No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.- For economy in cost, and to render the de-Be it known that 1, JOHN T. LEsI-IER, a vice simple in construction, theparts are so citizen of the United States, residing in J orformed thatone bolt serves to hold the parts dan township, in the county ofNorthumbertogether, and to form a pivot upon which the 5 land and Stateof Pennsylvania, haveinvented legs are turned to spread them out when in5 5 certain new and useful Improvements in Portuse, or to fold themtogether when it is desired able Fences; and I do hereby declare the toput them into a compact form for storage following to be a full, clear,and exact descripor transportation. To this end the upper ends tionofthcinveutiomsuch as will enable others of the legs a a are beveled, asshown at a", and ;o skilledin the art to which it appertains to make thebar or boltB passes through the legs just and use the same. above thelower end of this bevel. The bolt This invention relates to portablefences. is provided at one end with ahead and at the The object of theinvention is to produce a other with a screwthreaded end upon whichfence which shall be capable of being folded is placed a nut, b, and awasher, I), which is I 5 into the smallest possible space to facilitateits forced by the nut to bind the parts closely tostorage andtransportation, which shall be gether. capable of being readily set upwith equal fa- \Vhen thenut upon the screw-bolt is turned, cility uponlevel or uneven ground, and which, the upper ends of the legs are movedinward, although readily moved when set up, will not and thus moving thelower ends outward by 20 be affected by strong winds. reason of workingon fulcrums formed by the lVith these objects in view my inventionlowerend of the bevel on the portion. The consists, essentially, in whatmay be termed a ends a are cut away at such an angle that fence-postmade up of four legs so connected when their beveled faces are in aplane with the as to readily be spread apart when in use, and face ofthe legs a. the legs a a will be spread 25 be folded snugly togetherwhen it is desired out in proper position to assist in supporting 7 tostore or transport them, the said legs being the post. so formed andconnected as to enable their The upper ends of the legs a a are providedrelative lengths to be changed at will to adapt with a series of holes,a,through which the bolt the post to uneven ground. Furthermore, the Bpasses, and the length of these logs relative 3o invention consists. invarious novel details of to each other and to the legs a a is easilyreguconstruction, whereby the effectiveness of the lated by changing thehole in which the bolt device is increased, and the objects of theinrests, and thereby the post may be adapted to vention attained. themost uneven ground.

I have illustrated the invention in the ac- The fence-sections used inconnection with 3 5 companying drawings, in which Figure 1 repmyimproved posts are preferably formed of resents a side elevation of asection of fence the horizontal bars or slats O and suitable made inaccordance with my invention. Fig. cross-pieces, 0, whereby the saidslats are se- 2 is apcrspective view of my improved post, cured togetherand the desired form of the showing it in position for use; and Fig. 3is a section preserved. 40 side elevation of the post, showing it foldedThe preferred means of attaching the secfor transportation or storage.tion 0 to the posts is by means of the hooks In the drawings, Arepresents the posts, a in which the upper slat may be placed and whichare made up preferably of four legs or retained by means of the pivotedbutton at, bars, a a and c a. The legs a a are preferably which may beturned down to press against 5 so arranged as to extend in a directioncointhe slat, and thus retain the section in posi- 5 cident with thelength of the fence in which tion. The lower-ends of thelegs areprovided the post is to be placed, and the legs a a are with the notchedbuttons,which may be turned so joined to the legs cm as to be capable ofbedown to engage with the lower slat, and thus ing spread out to extendin a direction oppo assist in holding the section in place. 50 site tothat assumed by the legs a a. My improved fence is particularly advan-10o tag'eous to divide off fields and lots in which plowing is to bedone, for the reason that by simply swinging one of the legs a up out ofthe way the ground may be tilled up to the fence.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by LettersPatent, is

l. A fence-post consisting of the four legs, two being beveled at theirupper ends, anda bolt passing through the upper ends, substantially asdescribed.

2. A fence-post consisting of the four legs, two being beveled at theirupper ends, and a bolt passing through the legs near their upper endsand just above thelower end of the bevel, substantially as described.

3. A fence-post consisting of the four legs,

two of which are provided near their upper ends with a series of holes,and the other two of which are beveled, and a bolt passing through theupper ends thereof, substantially as described.

4. lhe combination, in a folding fence-post, of the four legs connectedby means of a bolt forming a pivot upon which the legs Work, two of saidlegs being provided with brackets and buttons, substantially asdescribed,whereby fence-sections may be held in place.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. LESHER.

\Vitnesses:

R. G. DYRENFORTH, DAVID H. MEAD.

